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two dozen corporate law firms and lobbying firms. and some thousand state legislators a few of them democrats, the majority of them republican. >> alec is a corporate dating service for lonely legislators and corporate special interests that eventually the relationship culminates with some special interest legislation and hopefully that lives happily ever after as the alec model. unfortunately what's excluded from that equation is the public. >> in the wisconsin statehouse, democratic representative mark pocan is trying to expose alec's fingerprints whenever he can. by one count, over a third of pocan's fellow wisconsin lawmakers are alec members. >> when you look around especially on the republican side of the aisle, a lot of members of alec, front row, alec, when you start going down to the chair of finance and some of the other members are all alec members, in fact the alec co-chair of the state, row by row you can point out people who have been members of alec over the years. there's two main categories they have. one is how to r
two dozen corporate law firms and lobbying firms. and some thousand state legislators a few of them democrats, the majority of them republican. >> alec is a corporate dating service for lonely legislators and corporate special interests that eventually the relationship culminates with some special interest legislation and hopefully that lives happily ever after as the alec model. unfortunately what's excluded from that equation is the public. >> in the wisconsin statehouse,...
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they embrace law and order conceptually and they say we're talking about enforcing the law and if the law isn't enforced a society cannot hold itself cohesively together. the second thing they say is we can't have a cohesive, coherent country without a common language. if you have two peoples living side by side speaking separate languages, you're not going to have a country. >> we heard the arguments. as far as the language is concerned, everyone knows english is the official language in the country. why is it necessary to make it official by law? i think there's more draw backs to that because, for example, in california when they tried to make english the official language it was virtually impossible. it didn't work. it was approved, but it didn't work. why? because you have so many different languages that are spoken there. besides spanish you have several asian languages. what would happen is in the schools, the schools would be forced to send all materials to parents in english when you have elderly who do not speak the language and who would feel more comfortable. it's very har
they embrace law and order conceptually and they say we're talking about enforcing the law and if the law isn't enforced a society cannot hold itself cohesively together. the second thing they say is we can't have a cohesive, coherent country without a common language. if you have two peoples living side by side speaking separate languages, you're not going to have a country. >> we heard the arguments. as far as the language is concerned, everyone knows english is the official language in...
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supreme court which we modeled our law after the indiana law. ultimately i don't believe there would have been any disenfranchised voters to the polls this november. it was a straw man argument used by the left to try and stop the i.d., to try to maintain status co- to ultimately protect the forces of corruption. we've seen acorn filing fictitious registrations in 20. we've had prosecutions in pennsylvania for election fraud. ultimately i believe that this law will stand. it's going to be the will of the people, the majority of pennsylvanians want to make sure that this policy is in place to protect every legally cast vote to ensure the forces of corruption do not have their way with undermining the will of the people. >> suarez: is it still unclear though where this is all going to end up? given the court setbacks in ohio, in various other states where they've tried to limit the days of early voting, raise the threshold for identification when you come to the polls, various rule changes in advance of this november 6? >> i think we're expecting
supreme court which we modeled our law after the indiana law. ultimately i don't believe there would have been any disenfranchised voters to the polls this november. it was a straw man argument used by the left to try and stop the i.d., to try to maintain status co- to ultimately protect the forces of corruption. we've seen acorn filing fictitious registrations in 20. we've had prosecutions in pennsylvania for election fraud. ultimately i believe that this law will stand. it's going to be the...
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there are no laws. the laws here are garbage. >> suarez: those challenges notwithstanding, president chavez enjoys all the advantages of his 14 years in office, including control of the media, fear of reprisals among voters, and a hand in the deep pockets of the state-run oil company, petroleos de venezuela s.a., from which he draws both welfare payments for the poor and funds for his campaign. >> ( translated ): before, there was nothing. my grandma was too old, she had never received a pension. then, this government came, and thanks to it, god and the president, she has her pension. >> suarez: for much of the year, polls have shown chavez with a double-digit lead over capriles. but as election day approaches, the race has narrowed. >> the election is tightening, but what remains constant is the number of people who are undecided. >> suarez: diana negroponte is a senior fellow at the brookings institution in washington. she says, following the 2004 regional elections in venezuela, some who voted agains
there are no laws. the laws here are garbage. >> suarez: those challenges notwithstanding, president chavez enjoys all the advantages of his 14 years in office, including control of the media, fear of reprisals among voters, and a hand in the deep pockets of the state-run oil company, petroleos de venezuela s.a., from which he draws both welfare payments for the poor and funds for his campaign. >> ( translated ): before, there was nothing. my grandma was too old, she had never...
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but that is the law in most eighth. i have learned it does not increase crime but in some cases there are fewer bad guys because he worries you could be packing. [laughter] was certain limits you should have they done -- of gun. >> i am a senior that freshmen first year thing you framed it as free-speech but there is no policy in forcing free-speech. >> it is political correctness. >> even if it helps one incoming first year theo less alienated then why the negative feeling of the official title? john: enough is enough. would allow women feel this respected to be called a freshman? when my daughter was born i went through the dr. seuss books and would change the word to heat -- from he to see. but freshman? come on. >> with my a education cost $15,000 worth of rego. should this be reformed? >> i can see why taxpayers don't want to pay for you to come from england. you pay. >> is american students as well. north carolina to study in california. john: then you make a choice. tuition would be $15,000 every where if the sta
but that is the law in most eighth. i have learned it does not increase crime but in some cases there are fewer bad guys because he worries you could be packing. [laughter] was certain limits you should have they done -- of gun. >> i am a senior that freshmen first year thing you framed it as free-speech but there is no policy in forcing free-speech. >> it is political correctness. >> even if it helps one incoming first year theo less alienated then why the negative feeling of...
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campaign there was one little example was john legend to the small concert i can't remember what the town laws, but it was not a large city and he was in columbus and cleveland for the county seat and the reason he went there was that they had seen the registration numbers were lacking in this particular area and that to reach the registration goal which the disaggregate it from the state down to this particular piece of turf they had him do towards the registration right here for the city hall or whoever to go in there wasn't that they send john legend and to persuade people but they turned him in to turn people out and that's happened broadway's everywhere server will biggest it's rare talking about in october were there competing with each campaign will be competing differently in each of them based on their vocals which are coming out of those microtargeting predictions which they think every person is considering the manner the target and they are taking every man of people that they think are as persuade the ball and that is informing where the candidate goes to read as a reviewer to --
campaign there was one little example was john legend to the small concert i can't remember what the town laws, but it was not a large city and he was in columbus and cleveland for the county seat and the reason he went there was that they had seen the registration numbers were lacking in this particular area and that to reach the registration goal which the disaggregate it from the state down to this particular piece of turf they had him do towards the registration right here for the city hall...
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exempts fantasy leagues from gambling laws. baltimore will host its third grand prix. organizers did not confirm they would return until last night. officials at raytheon llc told "the baltimore sun" with more time to prepare than last year, they hope to be better organize and bring in more revenue than last year's event. some diehard fans have been saying it since opening day, but when it came to ending the o's playoff drought, this was the year, and they were vindicated. when the l.a. angels lost last night, baltimore assured itself its first playoff berth since 1997 paid for -- is suffering fans, is the day they always hope for but can hardly believe finally arrive. >> i have been a fan for a while, since they were bad. a 22nd game of the season, so i've been to a lot of games. >> this city loves baseball. it does not take much, but when the o's are good, the city goes crazy. >> don't you love those glasses? smoke came from the galley of their charter flight to tampa, and it forced the airplane to make an emergency landing i
exempts fantasy leagues from gambling laws. baltimore will host its third grand prix. organizers did not confirm they would return until last night. officials at raytheon llc told "the baltimore sun" with more time to prepare than last year, they hope to be better organize and bring in more revenue than last year's event. some diehard fans have been saying it since opening day, but when it came to ending the o's playoff drought, this was the year, and they were vindicated. when the...
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we can have laws which protect our borders but also with respect immigrants. if you are talking deportation and amnesty, those are polarizing discussions but when we look at taking the issue of immigration and we talk about illegal immigration and having some kind of compromise between having people live here but having some cost to staying here, that is something that has a consensus among americans and certainly characterizing immigrants. this is not to say the arguments can be exploited in different ways, but people understanding, their experience, with people who came to this country recently is also a positive one. this brings us back, when quoting be a pea. what we are looking at when we are looking at our data nationally is there are a wealth of priorities that people don't feel like being addressed in the campaigns themselves. you can see the economy at the top. it is jobs, the federal debt and cutting government spending. people feel there's a good amount of waste and they think of having a smaller government to avoid that kind of waste. there are con
we can have laws which protect our borders but also with respect immigrants. if you are talking deportation and amnesty, those are polarizing discussions but when we look at taking the issue of immigration and we talk about illegal immigration and having some kind of compromise between having people live here but having some cost to staying here, that is something that has a consensus among americans and certainly characterizing immigrants. this is not to say the arguments can be exploited in...
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in the parent trigger law which would close the school out right. who is in favor of parent trigger laws? and who came up with them? alec. the american ledge stiff exchange council that is the extreme right wing group that came up stand your up with the stand your ground laws. you can see where this is coming from. when you ask parents about it, they're savvier than the average bear. listen to this mom. >> that is not a solution that is a real solution that will improve students' education. my concern is that a lot of democrats are going along with it and you'll pass policies that support this. >> cenk: she's exactly right. now why do those high-level democrats go along with it? it might have something to do with the money la bow ski. rahm emmanuel got $12 million from anti-union charter school advocates. and it's all about the money. whether they're republicans or democrats that are selling out to that money. now maggie gyllenhaal, who is a real progressive, tries to defend the movie when she's talking about it. >> it's okay to find fault inside of
in the parent trigger law which would close the school out right. who is in favor of parent trigger laws? and who came up with them? alec. the american ledge stiff exchange council that is the extreme right wing group that came up stand your up with the stand your ground laws. you can see where this is coming from. when you ask parents about it, they're savvier than the average bear. listen to this mom. >> that is not a solution that is a real solution that will improve students'...
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i would also likely to be that we refer to what it says in current law. rather than the default to business as usual. i would like them to stick to the current law. >> and what signal would you like to hear? >> we have really fallen into a horrible pattern of only making decisions with government shutdown, default and whatever would've happened if we would've would win over the debt limit, the super committee last year of having a process in place force congress to act, there was not any pain associated with it, so nothing happened. and now we have the fiscal cliff, which is the next crisis, it will aspirational enforce action. the thing that would be nice to see our leaders do, including who will be president, his switch back to the model in which policies made the leadership rather than just responding to a crisis. >> i somewhat disagree with some of the other answers in the sense that, well, i think that both candidates are also doing a lot of rhetoric. this is a really serious problem that we have to address. the criticism on the funny side if you are
i would also likely to be that we refer to what it says in current law. rather than the default to business as usual. i would like them to stick to the current law. >> and what signal would you like to hear? >> we have really fallen into a horrible pattern of only making decisions with government shutdown, default and whatever would've happened if we would've would win over the debt limit, the super committee last year of having a process in place force congress to act, there was...
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the court will consider taking marriage,ues of gay voter id laws, and abortion. the justices also are considering a case this month involves the university of texas and the use of affirmative admissions.llege in maryland, several new laws today.ing effect under eight have to sit seats unlessty least 4 foot 9 inches tall. mopeds and motor scooters will have to be titled and get a decal. employers cannot ask employees -- or applicants for usernames or passwords. convicted of a violent crime cannot own a gun. in alexandria, the genon power good.is closing for it's taking with it more than 100 jobs. say the closing d not come soon enough. john gonzalez explains how this decision will impact the community. >> 16th thousand tons of sulfur dioxide, 242 tons of carbon monoxide. >> congressman jim moran is stating the different toxins from the power plant. >> there were problems here for community. >> the largest source of air pollution in the d.c. area for decades. neighbors claim the ash has put the health of thousands in danger. many people have suffered from the healt
the court will consider taking marriage,ues of gay voter id laws, and abortion. the justices also are considering a case this month involves the university of texas and the use of affirmative admissions.llege in maryland, several new laws today.ing effect under eight have to sit seats unlessty least 4 foot 9 inches tall. mopeds and motor scooters will have to be titled and get a decal. employers cannot ask employees -- or applicants for usernames or passwords. convicted of a violent crime...
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. >>> a number of new laws go on the books this morning. some could affect you. what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. also, police in tennessee are trying to solve a history. they want to know what happened to two children they thought had died in a house fire. those stories and much more coming up on -- coming up on this monday october 1st. good morning. i am charley crowson. megan is off today but we begin with a check of the forecast and lynette joins us. storms plew through a after they -- blue threw and after they left it's chilly. >> and with the moisture trapped at the ground a dense fog advisory for points westward of frederick. so you are going to be dealing with some foggy conditions and dense fog and pappy fog across the area. so take it easy as you head out and about. right now, charley was talking about the chilly temperatures. look at 48 degrees in jessup owings mills. we should be at 5 # for this time of the year. temperatures are on the -- 5 # for this time of the year. temperatures are on the -- 53 for this time of the y
. >>> a number of new laws go on the books this morning. some could affect you. what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. also, police in tennessee are trying to solve a history. they want to know what happened to two children they thought had died in a house fire. those stories and much more coming up on -- coming up on this monday october 1st. good morning. i am charley crowson. megan is off today but we begin with a check of the forecast and lynette joins us....
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these are rogue law enforcement people serving no good, just becoming spies. >>shepard: did they forget their directive and get all caught up in the power of being able to look down on people and see what they are doing? >>guest: the directive was to enable state and local and federal intelligence and law enforcement to exchange information so the right hand wrote know what the left hand was doing. the information they chose to exchange had next to nothing to do with national security. this was not a single meaningful allegation or indictment or prosecution for national security that came out of this. in fact, because these were federal centers, they were frequently manned biological law enforcement from a different locality. and the guys got bored and decided to go out on the road and enforce local laws. suddenly they found out they were not authorized to do so in those states. that frustrate ised local law enforcement because they were bored in the fusion centers. >>shepard: this is the same department of homeland security that told us to shrink wrap our hom
these are rogue law enforcement people serving no good, just becoming spies. >>shepard: did they forget their directive and get all caught up in the power of being able to look down on people and see what they are doing? >>guest: the directive was to enable state and local and federal intelligence and law enforcement to exchange information so the right hand wrote know what the left hand was doing. the information they chose to exchange had next to nothing to do with national...
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they know each other intimately, but the law says they need an ide. it's absurd. i find the fraud on karl rove and his buddy site arendt as in there's been so little voter fraud reported in all of the research. >> well, thank you. i'm not sure what to say about that. [inaudible] >> what is extraordinary about him is he is effectively swallowed. he is more powerful in some ways. there is a schism within the party. the tea parties and some hangers on from the bush era. he tries to discipline people. you can see him in the 2010 election. christine o'donnell is in delaware who taught about dabbling in witchcraft. he did not like that and he came down on her. likewise go with todd akin cud the tea party candidate in missouri who talked about legitimate. rove did not like that. if you look at the finances they are coming you can see subbase power. it can do is $28 billion. subbase american crossroads put $15 million of that senate case. he pulled it out and now very strongly he's hanging in there. but in return, rove, and assert a surprise last last week he said if a gi
they know each other intimately, but the law says they need an ide. it's absurd. i find the fraud on karl rove and his buddy site arendt as in there's been so little voter fraud reported in all of the research. >> well, thank you. i'm not sure what to say about that. [inaudible] >> what is extraordinary about him is he is effectively swallowed. he is more powerful in some ways. there is a schism within the party. the tea parties and some hangers on from the bush era. he tries to...
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and even if your local law enforcement authorities are okay with it. and even request your state's government says stuff like segregation now. you're part of the united states of america and far of our constitution you cannot operate racially discriminatory businesses. nobody thinks you can do this anymore, right? lives were lost and a lot of blood was shed to enforce that principle, but it is settled now, right? until the last couple of years. when kentucky republican rand paul won a seat in the united states senate in 2010. it was after a campaign in which he said the 1964 civil rights act made him uncomfortable. he wasn't sure that anybody should be able to tell a private business that, for example, you have to serve black people. >> would you have voted for the civil rights act of 1964? >> i like the civil rights act in the sense that it ended discrimination in all public domains and i'm all in favor of that. but -- you had to ask me the but. but i don't like the idea of telling private business owners. i ab who are racism. i think it's a bad idea
and even if your local law enforcement authorities are okay with it. and even request your state's government says stuff like segregation now. you're part of the united states of america and far of our constitution you cannot operate racially discriminatory businesses. nobody thinks you can do this anymore, right? lives were lost and a lot of blood was shed to enforce that principle, but it is settled now, right? until the last couple of years. when kentucky republican rand paul won a seat in...
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laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watered down including those in florida, ohio and of course now in pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be inspected but later ordered 47 of its aircraft to be checked. american blames the problem on clamps that were supposed to hold the seats in place but were not properly installed. meanwhile, american and its pilots union continued a contentious renegotiation over its labor agreements. both the airline and the union representing its mechanics deny labor issues played any role in the seat problem. >>> here's a look at stories making news today in america. we are going to begin in minnesota where a wheelchair bound suspect suffered a brutal beating while in police custody. the officer pummeled the intoxicated man and pulled him out of his wheelchair after being hit in the face. the department has placed that officer on administrative leave and reques
laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watered down including those in florida, ohio and of course now in pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be inspected but later ordered 47 of its aircraft to be checked. american blames the problem on clamps that were supposed to hold the seats in...
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that's a big federal law they're going to be looking at. they may -- >> bill: tell me what it says. >> the defense of marriage act in 1996 said only -- you can't only have marriage between a man and woman. not just marriage, but the legal benefits that come with marriage, when you die. >> bill: who wants to overturn that? >> lot of people do, but at least five cases are now in front of the supreme court by different plaintiffs saying, look, i was in a marriage, i was? a marriage. it was sanctified by the state. >> bill: are they all gay people? >> all gay people. right. now you feds, you can't take away my rights. >> bill: so all gay people, five different cases. >> five in front of the supreme court. 19 pend not guilty federal court. >> arthel: so the supreme court pick -- >> bill: so the supreme court picked one? >> they haven't picked any. >> bill: will they pick one? >> yes. >> bill: just one? >> no. my thinking is they'll president-elect obama put all of them together. the big soup can? >> right. >> bill: then guilfoyle, they'll delibe
that's a big federal law they're going to be looking at. they may -- >> bill: tell me what it says. >> the defense of marriage act in 1996 said only -- you can't only have marriage between a man and woman. not just marriage, but the legal benefits that come with marriage, when you die. >> bill: who wants to overturn that? >> lot of people do, but at least five cases are now in front of the supreme court by different plaintiffs saying, look, i was in a marriage, i was? a...
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laws, and not create new ones. >> mr. obama expressed the need on assaulted weapons. >> they belong in the hands of soldiers and not criminals. >> the reason obama's yes as an asterisk is because -- >> he continued to pay lip servicto those things but has not seen leadership. >> background checks havgotten more thorough under obama, and the big problem remains gun shows and the internet, specifically unlicensed dealers with buyers and no background check needed. president obama has supported closing the gun show loophole in the past, but the white house says his focus now is on existing laws. governor romney says no to any further regulation of gun shows. >> there's no particular change in law that is going to keep people who are intent on doing harm from doing harm. >> the majority of gun owners agree we should do everything possible from preventing criminals and fugitives from purchasing weapons. >> while president obama says he wants tougher gun laws little was done during the first term, and republican challenger romn
laws, and not create new ones. >> mr. obama expressed the need on assaulted weapons. >> they belong in the hands of soldiers and not criminals. >> the reason obama's yes as an asterisk is because -- >> he continued to pay lip servicto those things but has not seen leadership. >> background checks havgotten more thorough under obama, and the big problem remains gun shows and the internet, specifically unlicensed dealers with buyers and no background check needed....
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[laughter] you violated the law. and i said they were bad laws. their customs, they were tradition, and we wanted america to be better to live up to the declaration of independence, make real our democracy. when i got arrested the first time this books and i felt free. i felt liberated and today more than ever i feel free in the liberated. abraham lincoln 150 years ago freed the slaves but it took the modern-day civil rights movement to elaborate a nation. [applause] i know some of you are asking where did you get the name "across that bridge," where do to get the title from, life lessons and the vision for change? just like a few short years ago since this is an election year, hundreds and thousands and millions of people come in 11 states and the old confederacy from virginia to texas couldn't register to vote simply cause of the color of their skin. people stood in line. it took a state like the state of mississippi in 1963, 1964, 1965 more than four need to keep those in the but only about 16 those and were registered to vote. there was a coun
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laws. there is a linkage with the super pacs, because you're seeing people funding these but also the initiative to get these voter i.d. laws passed. my question is twofold. is this pretty blatant -- this is what republican leaders are saying, attempt up boater disenfranchisement and explicit strategy of the republicans that is emerging as something that we're going to see in future elections? just to challenge you, how do you justify it? >> i will take that. i do not know anyone has said that. >> they are saying they do not want certain people to vote. i do not understand how you can justify that. >> i do not know they are saying that. i will give my response here is what happens. i have seen firsthand the voter fraud. it is probably not as rampant as a lot of people would have you believe, just like the threats on republicans tried to disenfranchise people as what you are trying to see. what you have here is a tug between both sides, and both sides think the other side is doing some good
laws. there is a linkage with the super pacs, because you're seeing people funding these but also the initiative to get these voter i.d. laws passed. my question is twofold. is this pretty blatant -- this is what republican leaders are saying, attempt up boater disenfranchisement and explicit strategy of the republicans that is emerging as something that we're going to see in future elections? just to challenge you, how do you justify it? >> i will take that. i do not know anyone has said...
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so what changes do the law -- to the law are you looking for? >> well, i mean i don't know that, for example, requiring universal background checks would have changed what would have happened in aurora specifically, but i mean aurora and columbine, those are the big named shootings that we talk about every day, but kids are dying on the streets in chicago every day and law enforcement had told us that the best way to reduce the number of people who are dying across this country from gun violence is to require background checks. i mean 40% of guns sold in this country don't require a background check under federal law because they're sold privately. i think some people don't know that. >> what do you say to people who suggest that gun control is really irrelevant to mass shootings because the perpetrators will always find a way to get around the laws if they really want to, maybe they'll steal a gun, find a gun, whatever it snies you know, there's always going to be black market or, you know, a secondary market for guns, no matter how much we reg
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you might call it deficit and health care law but you get it when it's a joke and something's funny. if there's a seed of truth and real information, you'll remember that. >> truth, realness. the way people actually talk to each other instead of talking points. so dean, we're talking about our conversation at the top of the show, the wisconsin news anchor and the guy who wrote in, talking about weight. people saying i disagree with your guest, overeating is an addiction, that's why most people in this country are overweight. and we're only coddling people by telling them that it's a thyroid problem, it's this or that. you have to eat properly, it's about making healthy choices. >> i think it's certainly about making healthy choices. i have an addiction to food, i eat every day. it's a question of how much i eat. my mom had great issues with weight. went to weight watchers and many organizes growing up. i was firsthand seeing the struggle. i was a chubby kid and she forced me to eat better. it wasn't until my father passed away from diabetes and health complications that she lost the
you might call it deficit and health care law but you get it when it's a joke and something's funny. if there's a seed of truth and real information, you'll remember that. >> truth, realness. the way people actually talk to each other instead of talking points. so dean, we're talking about our conversation at the top of the show, the wisconsin news anchor and the guy who wrote in, talking about weight. people saying i disagree with your guest, overeating is an addiction, that's why most...